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So as per title, a friend happened to know someone at a bonded warehouse/distillery and they were getting rid of an old barrel ... I don't know what the original provenance was - whether it was originally sherry or what - I'm in Ireland so my guess is probably French oak/sherry ... Aaaanyway...

Also basically tried all of that ... The kegs are reconditioned corys from the 90s (like me. Corny AF and from the 90s) I don't like not being 100pc able to break **** down to bare bones for cleaning. I need to replace the OG poppets on my 8 og kegs with the new ones ... For genuine sealling...

Tried that

It was leaking so popped it off Obviously that gasket needs to be on the inside but how the f do I get it back in there? Doesn't seem as if the valve can be disassembled any further ... First time Ive broken one down

The only thing that has changed in the process in 5 years with no probs is the closed transfer. Basically the size of the tank is the issue. With a standard batch you can closed transfer without the O2 deadzone being an issue as it will re mix pretty naturally as you ghetto repitch ... I'm...

I know, but I'm 80 % extract I do one standard AG batch with 4x hops and "top up" with DME and 15 gal/60l RO. No need for a chiller when my ambient is <= 10c

I pitched an 11g pack of dry nova and it was cracking off within about an hour maybe less, leading me to believe it was more or less a false alarm and would have probably been ok ...

Also - thank you for your help.

I have 2/3 of the same yeast from a batch 6 weeks ago (not refrigerated but been around 5-10c) Given that aeration would be seriously difficult if not impossible with the equipment I have, would I be better off to just pitch that in? Or indeed pitch a new dry pack of nova just to be safe?

It's the only reading I took but I don't see how OG could possibly have been Higher - I was shooting for 1060! What if I give it till tomorrow and it has dropped a couple of points? I'm guessing the oxidation risk is a function of attenuation? As in the less it has attenuated the less harm...

No, I dump out the slurry, fill the tank and then pitch about 1/3 of the slurry ...

Would the impellers or pressure from a diaphragm pump harm the yeast if I decide to recirculate? Kegland super sucker siphon pump is the pump 90 psi

Impossible to say as to Krausen ... It's a repitch without cleaning the fermenter so the scum from last brew is still there to the same was l liquid line. I looked in , of course there are bubbles on the surface but that doesn't mean it's not stuck OG 1070 after nearly 2 days ... First time I...

So a bit about my process. I brew large 20 gal/80l batches of either extract or partial mash. I brew in "fermenter genius" 100l/25gal fermenters ... They have a main lid which is like about 12 inch diameter and another little lid/port in the centre of the main lid which is like 1.5 inches...